The Fate of Three Young Jewish People and the Reminder of Stumbling Stones In 1908, Siegfried Kanstein is born in Germany. After a carefree childhood, he moves to Oisterwijk, Netherlands, where he gets a job at the leather factory Adler & Oppenheimer in 1928. In 1938, he becomes a Dutch citizen and marries Elisabeth Wolff, daughter of the Wolff family from Arnhem, in 1940. They live happily in Oisterwijk, while Elisabeth's younger sister, Cato, works as a secretary. With the rise of Jewish persecution in 1942, Siegfried and the Wolff family plan to flee to Switzerland. However, they are arrested in France and interned in the Drancy camp. On November 11, 1942, they are transported to Auschwitz, where they are immediately killed upon arrival. Siegfried was 34, Elisabeth 27, and Cato 23. Elisabeth's parents and brother Max survive the war in hiding in Belgium. After the war, Max returns to the Netherlands, where he participates in the liberation of the country with the Princess Irene Brigade. Three Stumbling Stones have been placed in front of their house in Oisterwijk to remember Siegfried Kanstein, Elisabeth Kanstein-Wolff, and Cato Wolff. Videos and interviews are available to share and commemorate their story.
